Forest Floor Challenge

This is my entry in Humblebeads Forest Floor Challenge. The forest is full of wildlife including snakes so I've used my Copper Snakeskin Components paired with fantastic Lampwork beads by BeadAbundant. I think the beautiful earthiness of these earrings fit the challenge.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/78285297/snakeskin-and-ancient-scrolls-lampwork





Kristi

My Prize from Starry Road Studio

Yesterday was a fantastic mail day,  not only did I get my amazing Monster Ammonite, I also recieved the spoils from being the lucky winner of the ABS June Monthly Challenge and I won a gift certificiate from Starry Road Studio. Karen was super nice and I got the pieces I chose very quickly and I love them. She also does a beautiful job of packing her lovlies!

Thank you Karen and thank you Art Bead Scene!!!

Kristi

ABS May Challenge

This months Art Bead Scene Challenge inspiration is a beautiful piece by Berthe Morisot. This wonderful piece is an Oil on Canvas, 18 1/4" x 21 3/4" called Cache-cache (Hide-and-Seek). It's lovely soft feminine beauty is a wonderful inspiration.

I chose to pull out the little red flowers in the tree as my focal and include the soft muted greens of the grass and surrounding area and add little bits of subtle color all around.



A wonderful Red Flower by Mary Harding Jewelry
 is the focal with a bail of silk ribbon in shades of green.




A couple of gorgeous Lampwork beads by Karen at LibelulaDesigns.




Lovely Copper Beads from Rings &Things




And wonderful faceted Agate in that lovely pale green,
 with glass beads in greens and reds and a handmade Copper Clasp to pull it all together.
 I just had to add a couple of little silk ribbon accents as well.



As always this was a fun challenge, take a look at all the other wonderful entries for this month on the

 ABS album on Flickr.

Kristi

Art Bead Scene April Challenge

This months Art Bead Scene Challenge has a beautiful, soft and natural piece as our inspiration. I think it has inspired some absolutely stunning and original pieces. 

Finches and Bamboo, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)

Emperor Huizong (1082–1135, r. 1101–1125) Chinese

Handscroll; ink and color on silk; 11 x 18 in. (27.9 x 45.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

John M. Crawford, Jr. Collection, Purchase, Douglas Dillon Gift, 1981

When I saw this beautiful piece I knew I wanted to create a necklace dripping with Bronze or Copper leaves with rich beads in earthy neutrals with splashes of that orange/red and soft green. I created a batch of Bronze Leaves out of Precious Metal Clay, collected all the beads together I thought might work in the piece and set out to make my piece. It seemed to come together quite naturally, I strung the leaves with lots of layers patinated Copper wire wrapped to create substantial bails for each leaf. Added amazing Lampwork beads between each one from BluHealer a couple of beautiful Glass Head Pins from Raida of HavanaBeads, threw in some bright orange Faceted Carnelian Nuggets, some Speckled Agate, Copper Chain and a handmade Copper Clasp and this is the result.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/72909947/bronze-leaves-and-lampwork-dynasty

Please take a look at all of the other beautiful entries in this months challenge on Flickr

Kristi
http://dreamsome.etsy.com/
http://www.artfire.com/users/KristiBowmanDesign